$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CRL.M.C. 5073/2026 & CRL.M.A. 21271/2026 RAHUL GUPTA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Dubey, Adv. with petitioner in person versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nawal Kishore Jha, APP SI Shweta, PS Tilak Nagar Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, Adv. for R2 Complainant in person CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 22.07.2026 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. By way of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BNSS’), the petitioners seek quashing of FIR No. 603/2024, registered at Police Station Tilak Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/354A/34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘IPC’), along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, on the basis of an amicable settlement arrived at between the parties. 3. Issue notice. Learned APP accepts notice on behalf of the State. 4. All the petitioners and Respondent No. 2 are present before this Court and have been duly identified by their respective learned counsel as well as the Investigating Officer. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 14:37:36 5. Briefly stated, the marriage between Petitioner No. 1 and Respondent No. 2 was solemnized on 05.02.2022 in accordance with Hindu rites and ceremonies. Out of the said wedlock, a daughter was born. Owing to matrimonial discord, disputes arose between the parties, pursuant to which the present FIR came to be registered against the petitioners. During the pendency of the proceedings, the parties were referred to the Delhi Mediation Centre, Tis Hazari Courts, where they amicably resolved all their disputes vide Settlement Agreement dated 16.03.2026. It is submitted that, pursuant to the settlement, the parties have resumed cohabitation and are presently residing together as husband and wife. It is further submitted that Respondent No. 2 has already withdrawn the proceedings initiated under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in terms of the settlement. 6. On a query put by this Court, Respondent No. 2, who has been duly identified by the Investigating Officer, categorically states that she has entered into the settlement voluntarily, of her own free will, without any force, coercion or undue influence. She further states that she has been residing with Petitioner No. 1 at the matrimonial home since March, 2026 and has no objection if the present FIR and all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom are quashed. 7. In view of the fact that the parties have amicably resolved their matrimonial disputes, resumed cohabitation and have been living together, no useful purpose would be served by continuing the criminal proceedings. Rather, continuation thereof would only result in unnecessary litigation between the parties. There is no legal impediment to quashing the FIR in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 8. Accordingly, FIR No. 603/2024, registered at Police Station Tilak This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 14:37:36 Nagar, Delhi, for the offences punishable under Sections 498A/406/377/354A/34 of the IPC along with all consequential proceedings emanating therefrom, is hereby quashed. 9. The present petition, along with pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of. 10. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. MADHU JAIN, J JULY 22, 2026/ys/P This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 30/07/2026 at 14:37:36